Player Career

Cade Carney Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Cade Carney story

Cade Carney built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Advance, NC wearing No. 36, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Cade Carney's career was his backfield work: 2,446 rushing yards, 565 carries, 21 rushing touchdowns, and 167 receiving yards across 42 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Wake Forest. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 167 receiving yards and 9 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 42 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wake Forest.

The arc is straightforward: Cade Carney moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Wake Forest

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20162016201720172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonWake Forest6633930.8
2016 Regular SeasonWake Forest6633930.80
2017 PostseasonWake Forest26337.313.9-400
2017 Regular SeasonWake Forest26337.313.90
2018 PostseasonWake Forest1,03951.922.3776
2018 Regular SeasonWake Forest1,03951.922.30
2019 PostseasonWake Forest64840.121.7-391
2019 Regular SeasonWake Forest64840.121.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Duke

Week 13 · W 59-7 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

223

Scrimmage Yards

91.6 takeover

223 scrimmage yards and 41.3 usage.

#2

@ Duke

Week 2 · W 24-14 · Conference game

117

Scrimmage Yards

86.4 takeover

Win with 117 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

117 scrimmage yards and 32.8 usage.

#3

@ Georgia Tech

Week 8 · L 24-38 · Conference game

93

Scrimmage Yards

83.2 takeover

Loss with 93 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

93 scrimmage yards and 41.7 usage.

#4

vs Syracuse

Week 6 · W 28-9 · Conference game

110

Scrimmage Yards

77.2 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

110 scrimmage yards and 46.9 usage.

#5

vs Virginia

Week 10 · W 27-20 · Conference game

102

Scrimmage Yards

76.2 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

102 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Wake Forest

1,039 primary output · 51.9 efficiency · 22.3 usage

67.1

#2

2018 Regular Season · Wake Forest

67.1

1,039 primary · 51.9 efficiency · 22.3 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Wake Forest

63.7

663 primary · 39 efficiency · 30.8 usage

Milestones

6

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games